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Tao Quotes

Be the chief but never the lord.
Lao Tzu
Quotes from Secret Chalice

Ephemeris

Leo
Sun in Leo
22 degrees
Pisces
Moon in Pisces
13 degrees
Waning Gibbous Moon
Waning Gibbous Moon
17 days old

Various Quotes

… Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me…Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalms 23: 1-6 — Holy Scripture: Old Testament

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Hurricane Celia

 
Perfectly circular, powerful Hurricane Celia spaned hundreds of miles over the Pacific Ocean in this image from June 24, 2010. Rough-textured clouds surround the storm’s distinct eye. Farther from the center of the storm, spiral arms appear thinner and smoother. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Celia at 1:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on June 24, 2010. Just five minutes later, the U.S. National Hurricane Center classified Celia as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 135 miles per hour. Image Credit: NASA
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2009 Jan - June - Critters Sited

One quick thing to note …

Crowhill is a location near Plymouth, which is used by a bird-counter for the NH Audubon society.  So in a way, we are officially on the map :)

What I will be posting here is what we have been seeing lately … both in birds and animals.

Being this blog was just started, I will need to do a recap for the earlier portion of this year. Some things have changed quite a bit from previous years.

Pine Grosbeaks are summering here, they started to come last winter, due to the number of berries available to them from the trees & bushes. The number of Crow fledges are up. I have even seen an increase in Raven fledges. I don’t believe it is because of tourism … which is actually down due to the rain. The Peregrines are nesting are nesting now & have closed down several rock climbing areas (fingers crossed for a good year)!

The number of Bard Owls are down from last year (2 years of very rough winters, I suspect). The number of hummingbirds are also down. We haven’t had to put up the additional 4 feeders. This may also be weather related … too much rain, cool temps & the lack of flower growth. We haven’t seen the Turkeys yet, either. This time last year there were quite a few.

Raccoons and Foxes are doing quite well. And so are the Rodents. Several people I know have seen specific wild cats in the area … which is a blessing, thus the species shall not be named. Moose have been seen feeding in the town green & at the library (Ours, not Plymouth’s). The Black Bears have been really quiet. Plenty of food in the woods .. which is wonderful.

Food Consumption: Suet is up, sunflower seeds are up, hummingbird food down, mixed seed down & thistle is too expensive to purchase.

In Order of Quantity (unless noted otherwise) …

Jan – April:

Birds: Black-Capped Chickadees, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers, American Goldfinches, Robins, Crows, Ravens, Turkey, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals,

Animals: Raccoons, Red & Gray Squirrels, Fox

May – June:

Birds: Grosbeaks – Evening, Red-Breasted, Pine & yes, a couple Blue’s, Black-Capped Chickadees, American Goldfinches, Robin’s, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers, Common Grackles, Crows, Purple Finches, Blue Jays, Nuthatches, Tufted Titmice, Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Sharp-Shinned Hawks (our population supervisors), Indigo Buntings, Starlings, House Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Grasshopper Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Ravens, Dark-Eyed Juncos, Northern Cardinals, Brown Headed Cowbirds, Baltimore Oriels, Sharp-Shinned Hawks (our population supervisors), Peregrine Falcons, Northern Goshawks, Black & Turkey Vultures, American Kestrels, Bald Eagles

Animals: Red & Gray Squirrels, Chipmunks, Mice, Raccoons, Gray Fox, Moose, 1-Star-Nosed Mole

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